US States With the Highest Always Wears a Seatbelt

49 US states ranked by always wears a seatbelt, from highest to lowest. First are Oregon (97.4), Washington (97.1) and California (96.3). The middle one of the 49 has 94.1.

What this measures

Adults who say they always wear a seatbelt in a car. Source: .

For most measures, a national ranking mostly sorts places by income and by how urban they are. Each county’s own page compares it with the 50 counties most like it instead, which is often the fairer view.

Every state

Rank	State	% of adults
1	Oregon	97.4
2	Washington	97.1
3	California	96.3
4	Delaware	95.9
5	Minnesota	95.9
6	Utah	95.7
7	Maryland	95.5
8	North Carolina	95.4
9	New Mexico	95.2
10	Rhode Island	95
11	Hawaii	94.8
12	Michigan	94.7
13	New Jersey	94.7
14	Texas	94.7
15	South Carolina	94.6
16	Arizona	94.6
17	Nevada	94.6
18	Colorado	94.6
19	Florida	94.5
20	Virginia	94.5
21	District of Columbia	94.5
22	Georgia	94.3
23	Connecticut	94.3
24	Illinois	94.2
25	Vermont	94.1
26	Iowa	94
27	New York	93.3
28	Indiana	93.1
29	Louisiana	93.1
30	Kansas	93
31	Wisconsin	92.9
32	Alabama	92.9
33	Tennessee	92.8
34	Ohio	92.4
35	Maine	92.3
36	Massachusetts	92.2
37	Idaho	91.7
38	Arkansas	91.6
39	Oklahoma	91.5
40	Alaska	91.3
41	West Virginia	91.1
42	North Dakota	90
43	Wyoming	89.4
44	Missouri	88.7
45	Nebraska	88.7
46	Montana	88.5
47	Mississippi	88.3
48	South Dakota	86.2
49	New Hampshire	86.1

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